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pretending to be al qaeda. if you look at the number of times that's happened this year, it's very alarming. and that's new. and you also have now more than just al qaeda, you have shabab in somalia, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. even ailed in iraq, the rell nants of that were involved in the attack last week in sweden. so there were multiple strands and they all want to attack either in western europe or the united states. >> warner: now, when the iraqi officials gave this warning which they said was based on captured insurgents, they said somebody was plotting a mumbai-style attack. a big spectacular one. do you think that's still within the capability of al qaeda or is the threat now from sort of multiple smaller scale ones? >> it's both. the mumbai attacks in 2008 were probably the most significant terrorist attack of the last... since 9/11, i would say. this is a case where ten people for 60 hours held many people hostage, 170 something people died, more than 500 injured and wounded. so al qaeda looks
pretending to be al qaeda. if you look at the number of times that's happened this year, it's very alarming. and that's new. and you also have now more than just al qaeda, you have shabab in somalia, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. even ailed in iraq, the rell nants of that were involved in the attack last week in sweden. so there were multiple strands and they all want to attack either in western europe or the united states. >> warner: now, when the iraqi officials gave this warning...
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is hitting al qaeda and the taliban where it counts in both afghanistan and pakistan. that was the overarching assessment of the administration's review. >> i can report that, thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians on the ground, we are on track to achieve our goals. >> reporter: the review came just one year after the president announced a surge of 30,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan. among the positives, the report cited progress in dismantling and disrupting the leadership of al qaeda in pakistan; reversing the momentum of the taliban in afghanistan and recruiting and training afghan security forces. the president particularly emphasized the impact of u.s. air strikes against militant leaders hiding out in pakistan. >> today, al-qaida's senior leadership in the border region of afghanistan and pakistan is under more pressure than at any point since they fled afghanistan nine years ago. senior leaders have been killed. it's harder for them to recruit; it's harder for them to travel; it's harder for them to train; it's harder for them to pl
is hitting al qaeda and the taliban where it counts in both afghanistan and pakistan. that was the overarching assessment of the administration's review. >> i can report that, thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians on the ground, we are on track to achieve our goals. >> reporter: the review came just one year after the president announced a surge of 30,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan. among the positives, the report cited progress in dismantling and...
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. >> ifill: then, we examine what's next for iraq's new government as prime minister al- maliki says u.s. troops must leave by this time next year. >> warner: spencer michels looks at how the nation's most populous state is moving ahead on the new federal health care law. >> california is pushing hard to implement health care reform. but at this busy hospital in fresno, the administrator is worried that it could cost the facility money. >> ifill: judy woodruff begins a series of interviews with lawmakers facing involuntary retirement. up first: defeated virgina democrat tom perriello on how the next congress should break through partisan gridlock. >> i think that what you need is people who are interested in getting in this to solve problems and not to survive the next electoral wave. >> warner: and we continue our encores of paul solman's reports on the foreclosure crisis. tonight: what happens when a government program to help homeowners misses the mark. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best comp
. >> ifill: then, we examine what's next for iraq's new government as prime minister al- maliki says u.s. troops must leave by this time next year. >> warner: spencer michels looks at how the nation's most populous state is moving ahead on the new federal health care law. >> california is pushing hard to implement health care reform. but at this busy hospital in fresno, the administrator is worried that it could cost the facility money. >> ifill: judy woodruff begins a...
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they will go after and that will be the haqqani network with very tight ties to the afghan taliban and al qaeda, and the core leadership of the so-called afghan taliban,. >> warner: and these are all essentially afghan militants who found half then pakistan rather than being pakistani taliban. >> absolutely. and they are critical element force pakistan, ultimately because it is afraid of one thing in afghanistan, it's not us, it's india. >> warner: so explain this, and this is what everyone says, that somehow pakistan is hedging their bets against the future. what is the scenario they envision? why would having a bunch of guerrilla fighters in their border lands put them in better shape in the future? >> the biggest fear is that the u.s. will repeat its earlier mistake and leave the area in a rush. and if it does there will be chaotic conditions in afghanistan. and that will allow india to come in and take control through the northern alliance which is their biggest fear. >> warner: one of the major military opposition groups to the taliban that is now part of the government. >> yes. howe
they will go after and that will be the haqqani network with very tight ties to the afghan taliban and al qaeda, and the core leadership of the so-called afghan taliban,. >> warner: and these are all essentially afghan militants who found half then pakistan rather than being pakistani taliban. >> absolutely. and they are critical element force pakistan, ultimately because it is afraid of one thing in afghanistan, it's not us, it's india. >> warner: so explain this, and this is...
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the terrorists, believed to be linked to al qaeda, climbed over the wall. there was shooting all around. then they exploded gnades and suicide bombs as they held the congregation hostage. amongst the dead, uday eashoue and his four-year-old son, adam. uday's mother and sisters can't bear to go to church now,ot even for christmas mass. they scarcely dare leave their home. now uday is gone, i feel i've lost my world, as if the world doesn't exist anymore. i don't want to leave baghdad. i don't want to leave the country. but now that this has happened, i fear for my daughters. >> reporter: her husband talks to the police who've belatedly been tasked to protect christian houses, several of which were attacked after the church bombing. he's bitter that they felt safer in the time of saddam hussein. >> ( translated ): we don't want to leave, because we've watered this country's soil with our blood for thousands of years, and this is a christian civilization, with christian history, but what has happened has made us hate the country which doesn't protect us and ou
the terrorists, believed to be linked to al qaeda, climbed over the wall. there was shooting all around. then they exploded gnades and suicide bombs as they held the congregation hostage. amongst the dead, uday eashoue and his four-year-old son, adam. uday's mother and sisters can't bear to go to church now,ot even for christmas mass. they scarcely dare leave their home. now uday is gone, i feel i've lost my world, as if the world doesn't exist anymore. i don't want to leave baghdad. i don't...
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their target was the police commander, who waged a campaign against al-qaeda in the tense northern city. he was killed in the blast, after escaping five previous attempts. iran may be at least three years away from building a nuclear weapon, as technical problems delay the work. israel's minister of strategic affairs offered that assessment today. he did not give details, but in recent months a computer virus damaged iran's efforts to enrich uranium. the iranians insist their nuclear program is peaceful. there's been a sharp increase in u.s. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty this year. a national police memorial fund reported today that 160 officers have died. that's up from 117 last year, when deaths reached a 50-year low. traffic accidents remained the leading cause, but there was also an increase in fatal shootings. wall street edged higher in another day of light trading ahead of the new year's holiday. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly ten points to close at 11,585. the nasdaq rose four points to close just under 2,667. those are some of the day's maj
their target was the police commander, who waged a campaign against al-qaeda in the tense northern city. he was killed in the blast, after escaping five previous attempts. iran may be at least three years away from building a nuclear weapon, as technical problems delay the work. israel's minister of strategic affairs offered that assessment today. he did not give details, but in recent months a computer virus damaged iran's efforts to enrich uranium. the iranians insist their nuclear program is...
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prime minister nouri al-maliki submitted a list of cabinet ministers today. parliament could approve the roster as early as tomorrow. for now, 13 of the 42 posts would be filled by acting ministers. that could give maliki time to work out disagreements with a key shiite faction. the parliament in afghanistan will convene a month from today more than four months after elections there. the voting was marred by fraud, and officials threw out nearly a quarter of all the ballots. meanwhile, fighting claimed another nato soldier, making at least 690 this year. militants killed 14 afghan soldiers and policemen in separate attacks in kabul and to the north in kunduz. police enforced a crackdown on the opposition, after a disputed presidential election on sunday. president alexander lukashenko won a fourth term with nearly 80% of the vote. that sparked outrage sunday in minsk, where some 40,000 protesters charged the vote was rigged. riot police arrested hundreds of people, including most of the leading opposition figures. north korea backed away from threats to retal
prime minister nouri al-maliki submitted a list of cabinet ministers today. parliament could approve the roster as early as tomorrow. for now, 13 of the 42 posts would be filled by acting ministers. that could give maliki time to work out disagreements with a key shiite faction. the parliament in afghanistan will convene a month from today more than four months after elections there. the voting was marred by fraud, and officials threw out nearly a quarter of all the ballots. meanwhile, fighting...
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that gives maliki more time to resolve this agreement with shiite clerk al-sadr and her shiite faction. the coalition came in second in national elections last march behind former prime minister allawi and his sunni- backed coalition but only maliki was able to garner enough support to fashion a governing coalition. today in washington president obama hailed the formation of the new government. in a written statement he called it a significant moment in iraq's history. >> sreenivasan: one of the new government's major decisions will be whether to ask that thousands of u.s. troops stay longer than planned. they're scheduled to leave one year from now. new york state today accused a major accounting firm of helping deceive investors at lehman brothers. the civil suit said ernst and young approved a practice that kept billions of dollars in debt off lehman's books over a period of seven years. the investment bank collapsed in 2008. the lawsuit seeks $150 million in fees that were paid to ernst and young. wall street moved higher after a couple of lackluster trading days. the dow jones ind
that gives maliki more time to resolve this agreement with shiite clerk al-sadr and her shiite faction. the coalition came in second in national elections last march behind former prime minister allawi and his sunni- backed coalition but only maliki was able to garner enough support to fashion a governing coalition. today in washington president obama hailed the formation of the new government. in a written statement he called it a significant moment in iraq's history. >> sreenivasan: one...
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so any kind of increment al revenue they get goes down to the bottom line and employees are being asked to do a lot more with less, so product it is high. two, we saw a lot of our wares abroad, you look at a cater pillar, ibm, coke ka cole will, these are u.s. companies. but they get upward of half their revenue in terms of the sp 500 abroad. and country as broad, as we've heard about china over and over again, brazil, india, indonesia, they're doing quite well and we export a lot of stuff to them. so their profits of these multi-nationals are somewhat increasingly getting time of day from the market. >> brown: we often think between main street and wall street, if companies are working the ones they have to the bone, as i think you just said to increase their profits and stock prices go up. >> yeah, this has come full circle, in this economic crisis in this recession never before i think in american history have you seen such a crash at the corners of main street and wall street. where everybody was taken down. banks failed, banks took on this real estate debt and main street was seein
so any kind of increment al revenue they get goes down to the bottom line and employees are being asked to do a lot more with less, so product it is high. two, we saw a lot of our wares abroad, you look at a cater pillar, ibm, coke ka cole will, these are u.s. companies. but they get upward of half their revenue in terms of the sp 500 abroad. and country as broad, as we've heard about china over and over again, brazil, india, indonesia, they're doing quite well and we export a lot of stuff to...
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small christian community called off christmas events in leading cities in the face of new threats by al-qaeda. church officials in baghdad and elsewhere confirmed they will not put up decorations or hold evening mass. they also urged worshippers not to decorate their homes. last october, an attack on a baghdad church killed 68 people. wall street made slight gains in light trading before the christmas holiday. the dow jones industrial average gained 26 points to close at 11,559. the nasdaq rose just under four points to close at 2,671. and oil climbed back above $90 a barrel, on news that u.s. crude supplies fell more than expected. at the same time, the average price of gasoline hit $3 today for the first time since late 2008. the women's basketball team at the university of connecticut now owns one of the greatest records in college sports. they won their 89th game in a row last night breaking a record that had stood for nearly 40 years. >> and uconn has won up ucla... >> sreenivasan: the top-ranked huskies made their bit of history in hartford beating number 22 florida state 93 to 62. and
small christian community called off christmas events in leading cities in the face of new threats by al-qaeda. church officials in baghdad and elsewhere confirmed they will not put up decorations or hold evening mass. they also urged worshippers not to decorate their homes. last october, an attack on a baghdad church killed 68 people. wall street made slight gains in light trading before the christmas holiday. the dow jones industrial average gained 26 points to close at 11,559. the nasdaq...
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overlap between our interests which involve the defense of the homeland and elimination of people like al qaeda, pakistani interests in afghan interests it's a very complicated equation. but the pakistanis are not being cut out and we're making progress. >> warner: as the obama team now struggles to make enough progress, they'll have to do it without with... the energy and passion of richard holbrook. >> ifill: we have more on the life and times of richard holbrooke coming up, plus drug czar gil kerlikowske; evaluating teachers in toledo; and lessons from a civil rights legend. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: a judge in britain today granted bail to wikileaks founder julian assange, but prosecutors are challenging that decision on behalf of sweden. assange has spent the past week in jail after surrendering in a swedish sex crimes investigation, although he denies the charges. we have a report from paul davies of independent television news. >> reporter: the photographers were waiting outside court for a glimpse of the man
overlap between our interests which involve the defense of the homeland and elimination of people like al qaeda, pakistani interests in afghan interests it's a very complicated equation. but the pakistanis are not being cut out and we're making progress. >> warner: as the obama team now struggles to make enough progress, they'll have to do it without with... the energy and passion of richard holbrook. >> ifill: we have more on the life and times of richard holbrooke coming up, plus...
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other members, including new york republican peter king, tried but fell short in a bid to give rang al lesser punishment. >> let us apply the same standard of justice to charlie rangel that has been applied to everyone else and which all of us would want applied to ourselves. with that i respectfully urge a vote against censure. >> on this resolution, the yays are 333, the nays are 79. >> woodruff: instead, the recommendation of censure passed by a wide margin. >> will the gentleman from new york mr. rangel kindly appear in the well? >> woodruff: rangel then stood before his peers in the well of the house floor as speaker nancy pelosi formally read the public condemnation. >> the house is resolved the representative charles rangel of new york be censured. the representative charles b. rangel forthwith present himself in the well of the house for the pronouncement of censure. that representative charles b. rangel be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the speaker. and that representative rangel finds the solution to the appropriate taxing authoritys of the u.s. treasu
other members, including new york republican peter king, tried but fell short in a bid to give rang al lesser punishment. >> let us apply the same standard of justice to charlie rangel that has been applied to everyone else and which all of us would want applied to ourselves. with that i respectfully urge a vote against censure. >> on this resolution, the yays are 333, the nays are 79. >> woodruff: instead, the recommendation of censure passed by a wide margin. >> will...